Metal wall for buildings, masonry-work, and the like.



PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

, J. PETERS.

METAL WALL FOR BUILDINGS, MASONRY WORK, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZ, 1906.

. shank of the tees and through the flanges of UNITED STATES PATENT. oFFroE. I

JOHN PETERS, or MILAN, ITALY.

METAL wALL FOR BUILDINGS, MASONRY-WORK, AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it 'mwy concern: U

Be it known that I,- JoHN Pri'rERs, engineer, a subject of the King of Great Britain,

- and a resident of Milan, Italy, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal 'Walls for Buildings,, MasonryWork,

' and the Like, of which the following is a specification. I

The present invention relates to an im-' proved metal wall by means of which transmission of'heat is efliciently prevented.

I ing drawings in which The improved wall may be employed in all descriptions of buildings, masonry work and the like.

The invention is shown in the accompany- Fi ure 1 is a front-view of my improved IIneta wall, and Fig. 2 is a section on line m'-:z:,

The wall com rises steel or iron tees a which serve as pi lars or uprights. Between adj acent'tees are arranged steel or iron sheets, each consisting of a front portion d e and a pair of flanges do and e f projecting rear- 'tion and at right angles-thereto.

wardly from the outer ends of the front pore If has an inturned end f g at right angles to 11'; e flange and the flange d e has a similar end 0. means of bolts or rivetsh passing through the the sheet. Within each sheet is arranged a plate '2, of magnesite, cork, waste conglomer- Specificationof Letters Patent. Application filed July 2, 19:06. Serial No. 324,483.

The flange The sheets are securedto the tees a by jratented. May 14, 1907.

metalsheet secured to said uprights and having flanges provided with an inturned end, a

in the flanges of the sheet, and posts inserted between the plate and-the main portion of the sheet and holding the sheet against the inturned ends of the plate to provide an air chamber between the plate and the sheet.

2. A metal wall adapted to prevent the transmission of heat, consisting of uprights its edges and secured to the 'uprights, a plate of non conducting material seated within the edges of the sheet, and posts inserted between the plate and sheet-t0 provide an air chamber between. the plate and the sheet.

This specification si ed and witnessed April, 1906.

this twenty fifth day 0 .roHN "PETERS? Witnesses: l

. H. P. SMITH,

B. CARLO SALVATI.

of tee iron, a metal sheet bent in 3 format 1. A metal wall comprising uprights, I a i plate of noneonducting material seated with- 

